First heart-to-heart talk

Xingyue: ‘I-I don’t want to be dragged in here (⋟﹏⋞)’

With that in mind, Xingyue quickly chose B.

“This is a late-night snack I made for you, Sister Ruoxi! A ham and egg sandwich!”

“Hmm? This is for me?”

Ruoxi’s expression softened.

“Yes!”
Xingyue hurriedly held up the freshly plated sandwich. The ham and fried egg glistened temptingly under the warm yellow light.

She forced a brilliant smile. “Sister Ruoxi went to bed so early today, so I thought you might wake up wanting something to eat… hehe…”

After Xingyue said this…

[Ruoxi’s Favorability +5]

[Attitude towards you: Somewhat Trusting]

Xingyue: ‘What the heck is “somewhat”? (“▔□▔)’

‘It seems Ruoxi’s favorability isn’t very high… No wonder I kept getting turned into a magical kitty before.’

“How thoughtful of you~” Ruoxi chuckled lightly.

“I’m sorry, Sister Ruoxi. I was too hungry, so I ate your strawberry…” Xingyue said sheepishly.

“It’s alright. I wasn’t planning on eating it alone anyway… Come on, let’s eat together.”

With that, Ruoxi lazily plopped down at the dining table.

“Sister Ruoxi, why did you go to bed so early today?”

Xingyue sat down across from Ruoxi with the ham and egg sandwich and the strawberry cake.

“I’m tired… I cleaned up the spatial rift in the west of the city today. Those little bats were a real pain…”

Xingyue’s breath hitched.

“So there were more monsters? Why didn’t you call me to help?”

Xingyue was puzzled. Although she didn’t want to be one, they were both magical girls now. It was a bit strange that Ruoxi hadn’t told her anything.

“You?”
Ruoxi raised an eyebrow, a crumb sticking to the corner of her lip.

“I was the one who saved you when you were trapped by the Slime last time. If it weren’t for me, you would have been defeated by a single Slime…”
She suddenly paused, her eyes growing deep.

“Speaking of which, I originally made you a magical girl so you could help me out more, but your combat power…”

Ruoxi shook her head.

[Warning! Warning!]

[Failure to raise Ruoxi’s trust to a sufficient level within the time limit will trigger a “bad end.”]

Xingyue: ‘What the meow ∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)’

Xingyue’s heart skipped a beat.

“Sister Ruoxi, do you… not want me to be a magical girl anymore?” Xingyue asked tentatively.

The air suddenly froze.

Ruoxi stopped chewing.

She wiped the breadcrumbs from the corner of her lip with her thumb, her blue eyes staring at Xingyue:

“After you became a magical girl, you didn’t awaken any magic. Your combat power is pathetically low. Besides being able to cast a few small stars for illumination, what else are you good for?”

“Having you on missions with me only distracts me.”

Xingyue: ‘Oh no, oh no, this isn’t good QAQ’

‘I can’t let Ruoxi think I’m useless, or else she’ll… uh, ahh, do things to me.’

Cold sweat trickled down her spine, but Xingyue forced herself to remain calm and speak. “I-I have other uses! For example…”

“For example?”
Ruoxi leaned in closer, her fingertip lifting Xingyue’s chin. “Can you help me defeat monsters? Or can you take care of your former subordinates?”

“I…”

Xingyue was at a loss for words. Ruoxi was right; she didn’t know what she was good for either.

Ruoxi didn’t know that Xingyue had awakened a time-based ability, but if Xingyue said it here, it would turn into “trashy trash~.”

That would be like begging Ruoxi to punish her X﹏X

Xingyue: ‘Mmm… I’ll risk it!’

As the saying goes, don’t always try to prove how much you can eat; try to throw the question back.

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Sister Ruoxi, have you always been alone?”

“Yeah, why else would I turn you into a magical girl? Wasn’t it to share the burden a little? But you… sigh…”

Ruoxi sighed.

“Aren’t there any other magical girls?” Xingyue asked again.

“Other magical girls… There are, but I don’t know their real identities, and I can’t contact them…” Ruoxi said.

“Who are they?”
Xingyue thought she saw a turning point.

“The magical girl who excels at fire magic, Red, and the magical girl who excels at ice magic, Blue.”

Ruoxi revealed the codenames of the two magical girls.

“Sigh, what a coincidence. They’re in the same academy as us, but I can’t find them.” Ruoxi shook her head.

But just then, her eyes suddenly widened.

“Little Xingyue!”
Ruoxi grabbed Xingyue’s shoulders.

“I just remembered, I’ve felt the magical power of both of them on you before (✧∇✧)”
Ruoxi’s eyes lit up.

“Eh (°ー°〃)”
Xingyue, on the other hand, was completely bewildered.

‘When had she ever come into contact with other magical girls?’

“Didn’t I just say it? They’re right here among us! And you happened to have come into contact with them. As long as you start with the people you’ve been in contact with and find them, once we have companions, I’ll be able to ease some of my pressure.”

Ruoxi said.

“How about it? Even though you can’t fight, you can still help me with this.”

After speaking, Ruoxi looked into Xingyue’s eyes.

“Are you willing to help me find them?”

[Time of Decision!]

[A. Agree to help Ruoxi (Main storyline continues)]

[B. Don’t agree to help Ruoxi (Main storyline ends, enters “The Imprisoned Pampered Wife” ending.)]

The options popped up.

But…

Xingyue: ‘…No sane person would dare to choose option B (╬◣д◢)’

Xingyue chose A.

“I’ll help you, Sister Ruoxi.”

The little white-haired, red-eyed loli smiled and nodded.

“That’s great! I love you, little Xingyue!”

Ruoxi hugged Xingyue.

[Ruoxi’s Favorability +10]

[Attitude towards you: Slightly More Trusting.]

****

The next day.

“Ah… so troublesome X﹏X”

Sunlight slanted through the classroom window and onto the desk. Xingyue stared at the dense magic formulas in her textbook, but her mind kept replaying the image of Ruoxi’s shining eyes.

Although she had agreed to help Ruoxi find the two magical girls.

But she had no clues at all. She had come into contact with so many people. Xingyue didn’t even remember the faces of those she had brushed past. How was she supposed to find them? (sad)

“What are you spacing out for?”

A crisp voice suddenly sounded beside her.

Xisitina poked Xingyue’s cheek with her finger.

“Ah… it’s nothing…”

“Let me see your history notes.”

“Okay… Aiya ∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)”

Xingyue hastily pushed her notebook over, but her hurried movement knocked over the ink bottle.

‘Nooo!’

“I really can’t with you.”

Deep blue ink snaked across the desktop, about to reach Xisitina’s notebook.

But the girl simply waved her wrist gracefully, and magic coiled the ink into a suspended vortex.

“Th-Thank you…”

“If you want to thank me, there are no classes this afternoon. Accompany this young lady out.”

“Huh?”

‘Sis, isn’t that a bit of a leap in conversation?’

Whispers came from the back of the classroom. Xingyue caught a glimpse of several classmates casting envious and jealous glances her way.

As the young lady of the Bo’ersi family, Xisitina had always been a loner. The scene of her actively extending an invitation was enough to cause a storm on the school forum.

“Are we going shopping?”

“Of course not. It’s something very exciting. More exciting than a game.”

Xisitina said with a smile.

Just then…

[Time of Decision!]

[A. Go out with the young lady.]

[B. Refuse the young lady and spend the afternoon looking for the magical girls.]

[C. Ask her, “Milady, what color are the panties you’re wearing today?”]

Xingyue: ‘…What is with the third one? (“▔□▔)’

Xingyue decided…